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Thread ID: 52149 2004-12-10 22:01:00 Toshiba laptop bk T (215) Press F1
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301868 2004-12-10 22:01:00 Have got an old Toshiba Stelite 4070 CDT laptop computer.

How do I enter the BIOS setup of this machine? Tried Del and F2 keys but they both don't work. While booting, there is only the Toshiba logo and goes to Windows straight away.

Any idea what key(s) to press in order to go to the BIOS setup?

Cheers
bk T (215)
301869 2004-12-10 22:21:00 Try F10 Spacemannz (808)
301870 2004-12-10 22:31:00 No, F10 doesn't work. bk T (215)
301871 2004-12-10 22:41:00 Try F1 Spacemannz (808)
301872 2004-12-10 22:49:00 Spacemannz, doesn't work, too.

Searched for the manual but can't find one. Went to Toshiba's site but there isn't any manual available for download.

It's because I want to reinstall Windows but cannot get it to boot from CD.
bk T (215)
301873 2004-12-10 22:55:00 try more keys.

f1 through to f12....
metla (154)
301874 2004-12-10 22:55:00 From power off mode (no power save or hibernate or whatever) turn on the laptop and hold down the ESC key. You should be prompted to then press F1 to enter the bios.

This works for other Toshiba laptop models, so it might work for yours.

Mike.
Mike (15)
301875 2004-12-10 22:56:00 Try holding down the ESC key.

reference (support-info.toshiba-tro.de)
Jen C (20)
301876 2004-12-10 22:58:00 Or try this (from the Toshiba site):

HWSetup method: Run the HWSetup utility from the Windows Control Panel. This utility provides a relatively user-friendly way to change the CMOS settings. Changes to some of the settings will require re-starting the PC (and Windows). HWSetup was pre-installed on all but early Toshiba notebook models. If it doesn't appear as a Control Panel applet on your notebook, you may be able to download it from the Toshiba Support website as part of the Toshiba Utilities package for your model.

Mike.
Mike (15)
301877 2004-12-10 23:34:00 Yes, Mike's right.

You can download the toshiba boot disk from toshiba. This allows you to boot the the setup screens. One of the options then is to create a partition to install the setup files to.
Spout (6433)
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